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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. [17]
The carrier's fifth deployment commenced in August 2000, when Abraham Lincoln again traveled to the Persian Gulf in support of Southern Watch. On this deployment, the carrier, air wing, and battle group ships earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation. The ship earned the Arleigh Burke Award as the most improved command in the Pacific Fleet.
Longest Carrier deployment since 1973 until 2020 [81] Squadron Aircraft Notes VF-31 Tomcatters F-14D Super Tomcat VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet F/A-18C (N) Hornet Night Attack Hornet VFA-113 Stingers F/A-18C (N) Hornet Night Attack Hornet VFA-115 Eagles F/A-18E Super Hornet: First deployment of the F/A-18 Super Hornet [82] VAQ-139 Cougars EA-6B Prowler
A post shared on X claims to show a Boeing C-17 Globemaster taking off from an aircraft carrier. Verdict: False The video is computer-generated imagery. U.S. aircraft carriers do not have ramps.
Aircraft carrier: 262 m (860 ft) 40,000: 1 in service Indian Navy: Charles de Gaulle: 1: Aircraft carrier: 261.50 m (857.9 ft) 42,000: 1 in service French Navy: Akagi: 1: Aircraft carrier: 260.70 m (855.3 ft) 41,300: 1 sunk Imperial Japanese Navy: Taihō: 1: Aircraft carrier: 260.60 m (855.0 ft) 37,270: 1 sunk [2] Imperial Japanese Navy ...
The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers.
The British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, the amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima with associated units and the Brazilian frigate Greenhalgh and the French submarine Améthyste also participated in the event. [25] Theodore Roosevelt left Norfolk on 8 September 2008 for a scheduled deployment to the Middle East with Carrier Air Wing Eight ...
Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the ...